baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0953633-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CURCIO FRANCESCO
IPC: A61K35/12
Filed: 1999-04-28
Abstract: The present invention provides improvements in a method for producing an expanded
non-transformed cell culture of human liver cells comprising the steps of: (1)
preparing partially purified, minced human liver tissue, (2) concentrating the resulting
cells and tissue pieces, (3) resuspending the concentrated tissue cells and pieces in a
growth medium, (4) culturing the resuspended cells in the growth medium for a time
and under conditions to effect sustained cell division, and (5) passaging the cultured
human liver cells periodically to expand the culture. The growth medium comprises
a combination of a basal medium and ingredients to provide a medium in which the
cultured human liver cells are selectively proliferated without being transformed,
providing an expanded culture of proliferated, functionally differentiated human liver
cells that is substantially free of fibroblast, macrophage and capillary endothelial cells,
the improvement comprising the steps of harvesting cells of the expanded culture at
a selected PDL preferably > 5, providing a high density cell suspension of such
proliferated human liver cells, and incubating such high density cell suspension in a
calm-down medium to induce a mitotically quiescent state and, using a culture
procedure which encourages aggregation, making the cells adhere tightly to form a
three-dimensional cell organisation typical of the organ of origin, thereby forming
organoids. Methods of gel-embedding the single cells, aggregates and organoids 
produced by the method; the growth medium and calm-down medium; various
different methods for use of the normal, proliferated human liver cells produced by
the method, are also provided.
Patent EP-0961408-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WODNICKI ROBERT GIDEON
IPC: G06F1/04
Filed: 1999-05-27
Abstract: A programmable clock circuit (50) generates a plurality of
phase clock signals (250,260,270) in correspondence with an associated
control word (80) programmed into a memory (130). The programmable
clock circuit is implemented digitally in an application specific integrated
circuit. Each phase clock signal is synchronized by a master clock signal
(240) which reduces signal jitter and improves phase signal accuracy.
Patent EP-1026843-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LAPAILLE CEDRIC
IPC: H04J13/00
Filed: 1999-08-26
Abstract: The invention concerns a method of estimating the
noise power of a given digital signal (cells) assigned a
code, this signal being received by a receiver (56)
simultaneously with a plurality of other digital signals
assigned different codes. 
     The noise powers are estimated for each of the
received digital signals (cell 1 , cell 2 , ... cell M ) assigned
codes and there is assigned, to the given signal, the
mean noise power (62) which is the ratio between, on the
one hand, the sum of the estimated noise powers and, on
the other hand, the total number M of received codes.
Patent EP-0992767-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GEURIAN JOHN D
IPC: G01F23/00
Filed: 1999-10-01
Abstract: A variable position sensing device is provided.
The device includes a fixed track attached to a track
holder. An adjustable sensor holder is adapted to
receive a sensor and is capable of sliding and locking
into position on the fixed track. The sensor device has
particular applicability and the semiconductor
manufacturing industry for setting sensors at different
positions in a liquid chemical holding vessel.
Patent EP-0994043-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MESCOLI GIULIANO
IPC: B65D81/05
Filed: 1999-09-23
Abstract: A package (1) for packs (2) of flat piled objects, in particular for ceramic tiles,
comprises two half-blanks (4) made of cardboard and identical, each of which
comprises two flaps (40) joined along a fold line (41). Each flap (40) is
destined in use to follow a profile of a flank of a pack (2) of tiles (3). A top
flap and a bottom flap (42) are joined by fold lines (43) to each flap (40) and
will in use be superposed on a perimetral part of, respectively, a topmost and
bottom-most face of the pack (2) of tiles (3). A tongue (44) is joined by a fold
line (45) to one of the two flaps (40). The tongue (44) of one half-blank (4) is
destined to be superposed on an end of another half-blank (4). A package of
the type described enables a relatively simple and rapid packaging of tiles of
varying formats.
Patent EP-1090852-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DE ANGELIS TONINO
IPC: B65D75/58
Filed: 1999-10-06
Abstract: Packaging which can be used e.g. for hygiene-health
products comprises an envelope (2) to receive
products (P) in which at least one opening (4) is
provided for removal of the products (P) with an
associated corresponding closure arrangement (5) which
can be selectively moved between a position in which
the opening is closed and a position in which the
opening is free in order to permit the said products
(P) to be removed through the said opening (4).
Microhook attachment elements which can be selectively
engaged and disengaged through the effect of moving the
said closure arrangement (5) between the closed
position and the open position are provided between
closure arrangement (5) and the envelope (2). Sealing
of the packaging is ensured by the abovementioned
microhook elements (6, 7), preferably in combination
with adhesive attachment means (5b).
Patent EP-1053677-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HARIGAI TAKASHI
IPC: A01K67/027
Filed: 1999-02-05
Abstract: The cells and the non-human animal are disclosed, which
can provide a new study material to be used in biomedical
study concerning a role, a physiological function, and a
mechanism for the expression of a smooth muscle myosin heavy
chain gene as in the blood vessel, also provide a test system
for the evaluation of a pharmaceutical preparation against
arteriosclerosis and the like, and is useful for the
identification of cells expressing a smooth muscle myosin
heavy chain. The cells, and non-human animal and the progeny
thereof contain a variant gene which is obtained by deleting
a part or whole of a smooth muscle myosin heavy chain gene
derived from a chromosome (SM1 or SM2), by inserting or
substituting a foreign gene, whereby the variant gene can
not substantially function as the smooth muscle myosin heavy
chain gene.
Patent EP-1062810-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ERBAR MAXIMILIAN
IPC: H04N5/445
Filed: 1999-03-02
Abstract: The invention is based on a method for finding an Internet or E-mail address. Internet or E-mail addresses are noted in the content of many teletext pages regardless of whether they contain advertising or information. The addresses are currently transmitted within the visible area of a teletext page so that the user must normally copy them and enter them into an Internet browser. The invention is based on the object of creating a simplified method for finding an Internet or E-mail address. The method according to the invention for finding an Internet or E-mail address which is reproduced in a teletext system, comprising visible areas and non-visible areas of the teletext system, a selection unit, a control unit and a link unit, is distinguished by the fact that the address in the visible area is selected by the selection unit, the control unit recognizes the selected address, the control unit accepts and/or modifies the address format and the address is selected via the link unit.
Patent EP-1082776-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DASGUPTA SANKAR
IPC: H01M50/457
Filed: 1999-03-30
Abstract: L'invention concerne un électrolyte composite destiné à être utilisé dans une pile au lithium rechargeable plate. L'électrolyte comprend un séparateur feuilleté, constitué d'un polymère inerte poreux ou microporeux, qui porte un autre polymère poreux contenant un composé de lithium dissociable. Les couches de polymères adhérentes sont imprégnées d'un liquide organique contenant un sel de lithium. La feuille du séparateur poreux ou microporeux peut être constituée d'une seule couche de polymère ou de plusieurs couches de polymère. L'électrolyte composite est inséré entre les électrodes d'une pile au lithium rechargeable. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, la feuille du séparateur comporte une couche polymère portant, sur chacune de ses faces principales, une couche polymère adhérente contenant un composé de lithium dissociable.
Patent EP-0984701-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VELDKAMP BRENT M
IPC: A23B4/052
Filed: 1999-03-29
Abstract: Cette chaîne pour convoyeur (112) pour chapelet de saucisses comporte plusieurs premiers porte-crochets (114) et plusieurs seconds porte-crochets (116) fixés pivotants aux premiers. Un crochet, généralement de forme en J (92), pourvu d'une tige allongée (94), est fixé à chacun des premiers et seconds porte-crochets par l'une des extrémités de sa tige. Un roulement à rouleaux (106) est monté rotatif sur cette extrémité de tige (94), mais uniquement sur celles assujetties aux seconds porte-crochets (116). Ces roulements à rouleaux (106) engrènent avec des dents (74) d'une roue dentée dont l'écartement est tel qu'elles n'entrent en prise qu'avec les tiges assujetties aux seconds porte-crochets (116) et ce, afin de les entraîner. Cette chaîne continue pour convoyeur (112) se trouve placée dans un compartiment de fumaison fermé (34) afin de soumettre les boucles de chapelets de saucisses (32) à l'action d'une substance à fumer, consistant en un liquide ou en de la fumée naturelle. Ce compartiment (34) comporte une série d'éléments rotatifs distincts (46, 48, 52, 58) dont certains sont des roues dentées entrant en prise avec la chaîne (112) et l'entraînant tandis que d'autres sont des éléments rotatifs (150, par exemple) pourvus d'une surface circulaire d'appui s'étendant autour d'eux afin d'entrer en contact avec des barres s'étendant latéralement (114) sur la chaîne à l'opposé des crochets (92). Les roues dentées (46, 52) sont disposées sur un plan horizontal tandis que les éléments rotatifs (58, 60) à surface d'appui le sont sur un plan vertical.
Patent EP-1082276-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GOISIS MARCO
IPC: C04B40/00
Filed: 1999-04-28
Abstract: L'invention concerne un additif superfluidifiant pour compositions à base de ciment, qui renferme un superfluidifiant acrylique, un sel d'ammonium, au moins un tensioactif, et éventuellement un additif antimoussant. L'invention concerne également des compositions à base de ciment à haute fluidité et à haute ouvrabilité, prémélangées à l'état sec, et des produits à base de ciment renfermant ledit agent superfluidifiant.
Patent EP-1078536-A1 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zur signalisierung in einem signalisierungstransferpunkt
Inventor: GRADISCHNIG KLAUS
IPC: H04Q3/00
Filed: 1999-05-04
Abstract: In Signalisierungsnetzen kann es vorkommen, dass Routingschleifen auftreten, so dass Nachrichten zu einem Ziel in einer Schleife geroutet werden, ohne ihr Ziel jemals zu erreichen. Die Erfindung zeigt, wie solche Schleifen erkannt und schnellstmöglich beseitigt werden können.
Patent EP-1078639-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TERADA MASAAKI
IPC: A61K48/00
Filed: 1999-05-19
Abstract: The invention is directed to the retention of the stability of
formulations useful for a gene therapy during the preparation and
preservation. 
     In the invention, at least one saccharide and/or at least one
non-hydrophobic amino acid and/or at least one organic acid having
two or more carboxyl groups except amino acids, or a collagen or a
gelatin and at least one amino acid are added to a gene formulation.
Patent EP-1086398-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JENSEN ERIC
IPC: G02B23/18
Filed: 1999-05-11
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif optique, comprenant un composant optique (10) pouvant être fixé de manière temporaire ou permanente à une coiffure, telle qu'une casquette (14) pourvue un rebord (12). Ce dispositif optique comprend des cylindres allongés (15, 16) gauche et droit ou des porte-lentilles, non réglables ou s'ils sont réglables, pouvant étant reliés à un ensemble de réglage. Dans certains modes de réalisations, les cylindres peuvent être reliés séparément à l'ensemble de réglage. L'ensemble de réglage comprend des boutons droit et gauche (18, 24) destinés à déplacer les lentilles pour la mise au point. Lorsqu'il utilise le dispositif optique de l'invention, l'utilisateur n'a pas besoin de le maintenir en continu à proximité des yeux, de façon à voir des objets distants ou à régler constamment la mise au point. On peut utiliser ce dispositif optique à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur.
Patent EP-1091695-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ADAMS RONALD D
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 1999-05-17
Abstract: A full-thickness resection system comprises a flexible endoscope and a stapling mechanism, wherein the endoscope is slidably received through at least a portion of the stapling mechanism. The stapling mechanism comprises an anvil and a stapling head mounted to the anvil so that the anvil and the stapling head are moveable with respect to one another between a tissue receiving position and a stapling position and wherein a gap formed between the stapling head and the anvil is larger in the tissue receiving position than it is in the stapling position. A position adjusting mechanism is provided for moving the anvil and the stapling head between the tissue receiving and stapling positions and a staple firing mechanism sequentially fires a plurality of staples from the stapling head across the gap against the anvil and through any tissue received in the gap and a knife cuts a portion of tissue received within the gap. A control unit which remains outside the body is coupled to the stapling mechanism for controlling operation of the position adjusting mechanism and the staple firing mechanism.
Patent EP-1030401-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MONMA KENJI
IPC: H01Q1/24
Filed: 1999-06-08
Abstract: The radiation efficiency of a radio antenna device is
improved by changing the antenna directivity into a direction
where obstacles are avoided. A whip antenna (102) is connected
through a feeder (105) with a transmitting/receiving section
(106) in a radio case (101). A passive element (103) is grounded
to the radio case (101) through a load impedance element (104).
The whip antenna (102) has its horizontal directivity that varies
depending on its electromagnetic coupling with the passive
element (103). The passive element (103) operates as a director
or reflector to the whip antenna (102) depending on the value of
the load impedance element (104). The radiation increases in the
direction of the passive element (103) when the passive element
(103) functions as a director, whereas the radiation increases in
the direction opposite to the passive element (103) when the
passive element (103) functions as a reflector.
Patent EP-1006761-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUMOTO NAOKI
IPC: H01J37/32
Filed: 1999-06-21
Abstract: The reactor 1 has an upper end portion attached with a
ring member 10 supporting an annular seal plate 4. The ring
member 10 has an upper surface attached with a cylindrical
block member 25 screwed to the ring member 10. The block
member 25 has a portion opposing the annular seal plate 4,
the portion being formed with an annular waveguide antenna
portion 12. The annular waveguide antenna portion 12 has a
bottom portion fitted by an annular plate member 16 formed
with a plurality of slits 15, 15 ··· at a predetermined
circumferential interval. A heating block 26 made of
aluminum shaped into a cylindrical form is embedded
detachably within the block member 25. The heating block 26
has a bottom surface detachably attached with an electrode 18
by screws. The electrode 18 is earthed. According to the
plasma processing apparatus with such a constitution as
above, even if the reactor 1 has a large diameter, an overall
size of the apparatus can be made as small as possible,
making possible to install within a small space. Further,
directivity of ions entering into a work is improved, and
life of the reactor 1 becomes long.
Patent EP-1128579-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAZATO KOJI
IPC: H04B10/077
Filed: 1999-07-16
Abstract: There is provided a CDMA mobile communication system in
which in a case where packet data relating to one call is
transmitted by wireless through a plurality of data channels
by sharing predetermined control information, even when a
transmission operation is permitted only in a case where the
packet data exists, an abrupt change of transmission power can
be suppressed. A transmitting station inhibits data
transmission until the packet data is generated. In a case where
the packet data is generated in such a state, the transmitting
station starts data transmission through a first data channel
IDCH1 in response to this. Thereafter, every time one frame
has passed, the transmitting station sequentially starts data
transmission through a second, a third and a fourth data
channels IDCH2, IDCH3 and IDCH4. By this, an abrupt increase
of the transmission power can be suppressed as compared with
a case where the data transmission through all the data channels
IDCH1 to ICDH4 is started at the same time.
Patent EP-1115770-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BECHER PETER
IPC: C09J175/00
Filed: 1999-07-03
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système adhésif servant à former des assemblages collés réversibles, contenant au moins un composant adhésif polymère à base de polyuréthannes et/ou de polyurées et/ou de résines époxydes, ainsi qu'au moins un composant supplémentaire. Selon l'invention, ce ou ces composants supplémentaires présentent au moins un groupe fonctionnel pouvant être activé par apport d'énergie, de façon à provoquer une réaction chimique avec le composant adhésif, ladite réaction étant accompagnée d'une décomposition au moins partielle du composant adhésif. L'invention concerne en outre un procédé pour réaliser un collage réversible d'objets et pour décomposer de manière ciblée les assemblages collés de ces objets, au moyen dudit système adhésif.
Patent EP-1040467-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHARKANI EL HASSANI AHMED N
IPC: H04B7/26
Filed: 1999-07-21
Abstract: In a mobile radio terminal (2), it can happen that a burst wise transmitted RF signal causes interference in the audio part of said terminal which results in the transmission of the interfering signal together with the audio signal to a remote subscriber. To reduce the strength of the interfering signal, interference suppressing means (24) are used. The computational complexity of the interference suppressing means (24) can be substantially reduced by using known properties of the interfering signal. If e.g. spectral properties of the interfering signal are known, it is possible to process only the frequency bands of which it is known that they comprise spectral components of the interfering signal.
Patent EP-1079882-A1 (EP)
Title: Procede et appareil pour la fourniture d'oxygene d'appoint
Inventor: VANN RICHARD D
IPC: A61M16/00
Filed: 1999-05-21
Abstract: L'invention concerne un appareil (100) et un procédé permettant l'administration d'oxygène d'appoint à un patient, permettant une utilisation de l'oxygène plus efficace par l'administration d'un bolus d'oxygène (B) au début de chaque inhalation par le patient. Le dispositif de fourniture d'oxygène d'appoint (100) est doté d'un premier (104) et d'un deuxième (106) clapet anti-reflux correspondant respectivement à des orifices d'inspiration d'air (104) et d'expiration d'air (106), qui sont positionnés dans un passage d'air (102), de sorte que l'inspiration d'air ouvre le premier clapet anti-reflux (104) afin de permettre la circulation d'air dans l'orifice d'inspiration d'air (104) et que l'expiration d'air ferme le premier clapet anti-reflux (104) et ouvre le deuxième clapet (106), de sorte que l'air puisse être expiré par l'orifice d'expiration d'air (106). Une source d'alimentation en oxygène (101) est reliée au dispositif (100), de sorte qu'elle fournisse le bolus d'air dans le passage d'air d'amont, et en face du premier clapet (104), de manière qu'une bouffée d'oxygène soit produite pendant la première partie de l'inhalation.
Patent EP-1176974-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LANE RONALD H
IPC: A61K36/71
Filed: 1999-10-25
Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using tocotrienols. Specifically, this invention relates to compositions and the use of compositions comprising individual tocotrienols, mixtures of tocotrienols and mixtures of one more tocotrienols with other anti-BPH substances.
Patent EP-1133370-A1 (EP)
Title: Method for oscillating a continuous-casting mould by means of variable oscillation parameters
Inventor: WESTPHAL JOERG
IPC: B22D11/053
Filed: 1999-11-17
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for oscillating a continuous-casting mould by means of vertically alternating movements in or against the direction of casting, the stroke and frequency of the oscillation being parameters which can be set in accordance with casting speed. If the mould presents a forward slip in relation to the strand, that is the so-called negative strip, liquid and/or solid casting material is drawn into the gap between mould and strand. By uncoupling the linear relation between casting speed and the oscillation parameters stroke/frequency the parameters are varied insofar as with increasing casting speed acceleration of the moving system is reduced overall by way of a relative decrease in frequency and relative increase in stroke.
Patent EP-1112643-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GUBBI RAJUGOPAL R
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 1999-09-10
Abstract: Un certain nombre de composants de réseau sont organisés en hiérarchie, et sont couplés de manière à communiquer avec un autre composant, par l'intermédiaire de liaisons de communications (radio, 21) fonctionnant à différents niveaux de hiérarchie. Le niveau de hiérarchie le plus élevé utilise un protocole de communications qui supporte l'adjonction dynamique de nouveaux composants de réseau, à tout niveau de la hiérarchie, en fonction des besoins en largeur de bande, dans un canal de communications fonctionnant au niveau de hiérarchie le plus élevé du réseau. Le canal de communications est, de préférence, supporté par une liaison de communications sans fil. Dans le réseau, les demandes d'accès, d'un ou plusieurs composants du réseau, au canal de communications se font dynamiquement au moyen d'un ou plusieurs composants, par affectation de créneaux temporels de repos aux transmissions d'informations associées audits nouveaux composants, dans le canal de communications. Selon un mode de réalisation, on effectue cette opération par configuration du canal de communications avec un créneau temporel de repos, les demandes d'accès au canal de communications par les nouveaux composants du réseau pouvant être reçues.
Patent EP-1118658-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KIGAWA KOJI
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 1999-10-01
Abstract: It is possible to form a RecA-like recombinase/single-stranded
nucleic acid probe/double-stranded target nucleic acid complex very
efficiently and specifically, by preparing the RecA-like
recombinase/single-stranded nucleic acid probe complex in the presence
of a nonhydrolyzable nucleotide co-factor whose molecule number is
one quarter or more of the number of molecules of nucleotide residues
contained in the single-stranded nucleic acid probe and 10 times or
less the number of RecA-like recombinase molecules, and then contacting
the complex with a sample containing double-stranded target nucleic
acid.
Patent EP-1137480-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NEU PETER
IPC: B01D53/32
Filed: 1999-11-09
Abstract: Electrochemical-cell based oxygen generators with a high-temperature oxygen-ion conductive ceramic membrane for the enrichment of oxygen from a gas, fitted with a device such as a gas filter for separating gaseous organic substances. Pre-purification of the operating gas prevents the oxygen generator from being damaged by the combustion of organic gases or vapors in said oxygen generator.